1988–89 United States network television schedule
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This was the television schedule on all four networks for the fall season beginning in September 1988. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
Note: A writers' strike hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. The writers' strike coincided with the Seoul Olympics. New shows intended for a regular fall launch saw their debuts spread out between September and December. The debut month for each new series is noted as to when it actually premiered.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.
New series are highlighted in bold.
All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live events or specials). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
- Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
- Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
- Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
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Sunday [edit]
| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Incredible Sunday | Mission Impossible | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||
| Mid-season | Studio 5-B | Specials | |||||||
| Follow-up | Great Circuses of the World | ||||||||
| Spring | Incredible Sunday | Moonlighting | |||||||
| Summer | Have Faith | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||||
| Follow-up | MacGyver | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes (5/21.7) | Murder, She Wrote (8/19.9) | CBS Sunday Night Movie (27/16.1) | ||||||
| Fox | 21 Jump Street | America's Most Wanted | Married... with Children | The Tracy Ullman Show | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Duet | Local Programming | ||
| NBC | The Magical World of Disney | Family Ties | Day by Day | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies (22/16.3) | |||||
Monday [edit]
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | MacGyver | Monday Night Football (15/17.5) | ||||
| Mid-season | The ABC Mystery Movie (29/15.4) | ||||||
| CBS | Preliminary | Newhart | Coming of Age | Local and Paid Political Programming | |||
| Official | Murphy Brown | Designing Women | Almost Grown | ||||
| NBC | ALF (15/17.5) | The Hogan Family (22/16.3) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (25/16.2) | ||||
Tuesday [edit]
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Who's the Boss? (7/20.8) | Roseanne (2/23.8) | Moonlighting | thirtysomething | ||||
| Winter | The Wonder Years | Roseanne | Coach | ||||||
| CBS | Preliminary | Local and Paid Political Programming | CBS Tuesday Night Movie | ||||||
| Official | TV 101 | ||||||||
| NBC | Preliminary | Matlock (12/17.7) | NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies | ||||||
| Official | In the Heat of the Night (18/17.3) | Midnight Caller | |||||||
Wednesday [edit]
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Growing Pains (13/17.6) | Head of the Class (20/17.1) | The Wonder Years (22/16.3) | Hooperman | China Beach | |
| Spring | Anything But Love (10/19.0) | ||||||
| CBS | Preliminary | Live! Dick Clark Presents | The Equalizer | Wiseguy | |||
| Official | The Van Dyke Show | Annie McGuire | |||||
| NBC | Preliminary | Unsolved Mysteries (17/17.4) | Night Court (21/16.9) | Specials | Tattingers | ||
| Official | Baby Boom | ||||||
Thursday [edit]
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Preliminary | Local and Paid Political Programming | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | ||||
| Official | Knightwatch | Dynasty | W5 | ||||
| Midseason | A Fine Romance | HeartBeat | |||||
| Summer | Thursday Night Baseball | ||||||
| CBS | Preliminary | 48 Hours | Local and Paid Political Programming | ||||
| Official | Paradise | Knots Landing (27/16.1) | |||||
| NBC | The Cosby Show (1/25.6) | A Different World (3/23.0) | Cheers (4/22.3) | Dear John (11/18.5) | L.A. Law (13/17.6) | ||
Friday [edit]
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Perfect Strangers | Full House | Mr. Belvedere | Just the Ten of Us | 20/20 | ||
| CBS | Beauty and the Beast | Dallas (29/15.4) | Falcon Crest | ||||
| NBC | Fall | Something Is Out There | Sonny Spoon | Miami Vice | |||
| Mid-season | Father Dowling Mysteries | ||||||
Saturday [edit]
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Murphy's Law | Police Story | ||||
| Mid-season | Mission: Impossible | A Man Called Hawk | Murphy's Law | ||||
| Follow-up | Men | ||||||
| CBS | Preliminary | Local and Paid Political Programming | Simon & Simon | West 57th | |||
| Official | Dirty Dancing | Raising Miranda | |||||
| Mid-season | Dolphin Cove | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | |||||
| Follow-up | TV 101 | ||||||
| Fox | The Reporters | Beyond Tomorrow | Local Programming | ||||
| NBC | 227 | Amen (25/16.2) | The Golden Girls (6/21.4) | Empty Nest (9/19.2) | Hunter (19/17.2) | ||
References [edit]
- ^ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
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